BILL NUMBER: SCR 69	CHAPTERED  03/13/00

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER   35
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   MARCH 13, 2000
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY   MARCH 9, 2000
	ADOPTED IN SENATE   MARCH 2, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Chesbro

                        FEBRUARY 28, 2000

   Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 69--Relative to adult education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 69, Chesbro.  Adult education.
   This measure would designate the week of March 6 through March 10,
2000, as California Adult Education Week, and would commend the
students, classified staffs, teachers, and administrators of
California's adult schools for their support of, and contributions
to, the quality of public education in this state.




   WHEREAS, Approximately 377 California adult schools serve the
changing economic and cultural needs of a vigorous, expanding
community; and
   WHEREAS, Adult schools serve approximately 1,600,000 California
students; and
   WHEREAS, Adult schools provide instruction to those in our state
who need English-as-a-second-language and citizenship courses; and
   WHEREAS, Adult schools are primary community resources for the
teaching and instruction of adult family literacy; and
   WHEREAS, Adult schools provide a way for adults to complete high
school studies in their own time and pace; and
   WHEREAS, Adult schools provide approximately 108,087,430 hours of
instruction annually; and
   WHEREAS, Adult schools provide programs especially designed for
older adult and disabled populations; and
   WHEREAS, Adult schools provide vocational and job training for
adults seeking career changes or enhancements; and
   WHEREAS, Adult schools provide instruction for parents, ranging
from prebirth classes through a wide spectrum of parent education
courses; and
   WHEREAS, Adult schools provide education services as called for by
the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and for participants
of the CalWORKs program; and
   WHEREAS, Adult schools provide for the unique needs of individuals
in a diverse population; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the week of March 6 through March 10, 2000,
be proclaimed California Adult Education Week, in honor of the many
outstanding services and contributions provided by California Adult
Schools; and be it further
   Resolved, That the administrators, teachers, classified staff, and
students of California's adult schools be commended for their
support of, and contributions to, quality public education in the
state.
